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St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

Awaiting decision Woking PLAN/2026/0585

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

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Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application for prior approval under Part 20, Class AB of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of one additional storey above the existing commercial building to provide 11 flats and cycle storage.

As published by the council, reference PLAN/2026/0585

Application record

Reference
PLAN/2026/0585
Status
Pending Consideration
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Canalside
Parish
Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
Decision by
Not Available, if this is a comment please see the Documents Tab
Postcode
GU21 6EB

Comment by 22 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Woking through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 1 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Woking took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

17 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with Woking for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About this record

Reading the register

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Woking is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

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  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2024/0753 Submitted 17 Oct 2024 7m away

    Prior Approval under the provisions of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use of all floors of St Andrews House from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to provide 93 no. residential units.

    Refused Outline 45 docs
  • St Andrews House West Street Woking Surrey GU21 6EB

    PLAN/2026/0302 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 15m away

    Application for prior approval under Part 20, Class AA of Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of one additional storey above the existing commercial building to provide 11 flats and cycle storage.

    Refused Outline New dwelling 24 docs
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